Sheet-registering device.



O. S. BEYER.

SHEET REGISTERING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, 1908.

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OTTO S. BEYER, OF EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AUTOMATICPLATEN PRESS COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHEET-REGISTERING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9,1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Or'ro S. BEYER, a citizen of. the United States, anda resident of East Rutherford, in the county of Bergen and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSheet-Registering Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sheet manipulating devices andhas more particular reference to an improved mechanism for conveying andregistering a. sheet, while the same passes from the sheet separatingmechanisms to the grippers of-the press; although it must be understood,that my invention is equally applicable to other machines than printingpresses.

The object of the invention is to provide a side registering andconveying mechanism of simple, novel and improved design, whereby theregister can be quickly changed from the one side to the other.

Further objects will appear as the specification proceeds.

To this end my invention comprises such details of construction as willhereinafter be described in detail and as illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein my invention is shown in its preferredform; but changes may be made within the legitimate scope of theinvention. I do not want to be limited to the precise constructionshown.

In the said drawings; Figure 1 is a plan view of a sheet registeringmechanism embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is asectional view on line 22of Fig. 1, parts being omitted; Fig. 3 is an end elevation looking inthe direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 1 is a detail view of theadjusting means.

The reference numeral 1 indicates a portion of the side frames of thepress to which this sheet registering device is attached. I have notdeemed it necessary to show the said press in detail as the specificmanner of mounting my device is immaterial as far as the presentinvention is concerned, and in the Patent Number 946,100 of January 11th1910 I have fully shown and described a preferred form of mounting thisand other sheet manipulating mechanism.

2, 2 are side brackets for supporting the device proper on the frame,and in Fig. 3 I

show the brackets fastened to the press by bolts 3. The sheet is fed tothis device by i any suitable mechanism or by hand and in Fig. 1 thenumeral 4: indicates a shaft around whlch pass tapes 5, while the arrow6 indicates the direction in which the sheets are fed, as from a sheetseparating and feeding mechanism.

In and between the brackets 2 there is .mounted two tape shafts 7 and 8around which passes the endless tape or belt'9. The shaft 7 carries agear 10 by means of which the tape is driven constantly in the directionof arrow 6. Located about midway between the tape shafts are the two tierods 11 and 12, which serve to connectthe t-wo brackets 2, 2 and whichcarry the side bars 13 and 1 1. These latter support two transverseroller carriers 15 and 16 which slide in grooves 17 in the side bars.

Each carrier 15 and 16 carries a number of rollers 18, which serve asguides for the tape 9. A slotted bar 19 is mounted between the rollercarriers and in the slot 20 of the said bar slides a small bracket 21which may be adjusted in the slot by thumb screw 22. Through the bracket21 passes a short rod 23 having a collar 25 between which and thebracket the spring 241 acts. The other end of the rod 23 is threadedinto a forked piece 26 which carries a roller 27, upon which the spring241 exerts a constant pull to the right, as seen in Fig. 1. Stillanother roll 28 is provided for leading the tape in the properdirection.

Referring now to Fig. 1 we can trace the path of the tape 9 over thetape shafts and rollers just described. Starting at the upper right handcorner of this figure it will be seen that the tape first passes on topof shaft 7 and to the top of shaft 8, then around this latter and backto shaft 7, being guided on the under path by two of the guide rollers18; the tape then again passes around shaft 7 and on top over to shaft8, around this latter and underneath, passing two other guide rolls 18back to 7 and so forth until we reach the left end of the shaft 8. Fromthis point the tape passes underneath, past the left endroller 31 oncarrier 16, thence to and around the roller marked 29 and across, to andaround the roller 30. Then the tape passes back to and around roller 28,then around the roller 27, which with its spring 24 furnishes thetension device, from whence the tape passes to the roller marked 31,then across and around roller 32, then underneath past roller 30 andback to the right end of shaft 7. In this manner the endless tape passesaround the tape shafts and the idler rollers and is driven constantly inthe same direction; the tension roller 27 furnishes the needed tension,which may be adjusted by sliding the bracket 21 in the slot 20.

By the position shown in Fig. 1 it will be seen that a sheet will beconveyed in the direction of the arrow 6 and also'toward the left,because of the leftward inclined runs of the upper portions of the tape9. In this figure the tapes are shown inclined to the left quiteconsiderably for the purpose of clearly illustrating the invention. As amatter of fact, but slight adjustment to the left or right is necessaryin order to make the sheet follow the run of the tape. A side guide 33is provided against which the sheet is fed, so that by these means, thesheet is fed forward and also sidewise and registered against theguides. I am aware, that it has been attempted heretofore to feed andregister a sheet by tapes, but to the best of my knowledge, I am thefirst to employ an endless tape for this purpose. If it is desired toregister to the right, as viewed in Fig. 1, it is only necessary tochange the direction of the uppef run of the tape; this is done in thefollowing manner. Each roller carrier 15 and 16 is slidably carried inthe side bars 13 and 14. These latter are provided with depending lugs31, and the carrier has lugs 35. Through these lugs pass a worm shaft 36having a head 37 (see Fig. i) so that by turning the worm shaft, theentire carrier is moved sidewise, so that by shifting the carriers inopposite directions, the direction of the upper runs of the tape ischanged from left to right and vice versa. The side guide 33 is movablealong the guide bar 38 and clamped in position by a screw 39 to suiteither side of registry or two separate guides may be provided. Afterthe sheet leaves the tape 9, it passes into a spout 40 and is thenseized by the grippers 41.

The above is thought to clearly set forth my invention and the operationthereof, and in practice it has been found that this device operates ina reliable manner and that Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, by aniressing the a sheet may be registered perfectlybefore it reaches the gripping mechanism.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of tape shafts,idler rollers in- 6 terposed between the said tape shaft-s, an endlesstape passing over said tape shafts and rollers and means for changingthe direction of the run of said endless tape by shifting the positionof the said idler rollers. 6

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of an upper andlower tape shaft, roller carrier slidably supported parallel to the saidshafts, idler rollers fixed with said carriers, a slotted bar interposed7 between the said carriers, a single movable roller carried by the saidslotted bar, means for adjusting the position of the said single rollerin the said bar, another single fixed roller, an endless tape passingover the said 7 tape shafts, idler rollers and the said two singlerollers and means for driving the said tape constantly in one direction.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of an upper andlower tape shaft, roller carrier slidably supported parallel to the saidshafts, idler rollers fixed with said carriers, a slotted bar interposedbetween the said carriers, a single movable roller carried by the saidslotted bar, means for s adjusting the position of the said singleroller-in the said bar, another single fixed roller, an endless tapepassing over the said tape shafts, idler rollers, and the said twosingle rollers, means for adjusting the said carriers parallel to thesaid shafts and means for driving the said tape constant-1y in onedirect-ion.

4. In a device of the class described the combination of tape shafts,idler roller carriers below said shafts, fixed side bars for slidablysupporting the said carriers, depending lugs on the latter and the saidcarriers and means passing through both of said lugs on the respectivecarriers for adjusting 100 the position of the said carriers in the saidbars.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this17 day of April. 9

- OTTO S. BEYER.

\Vitnesses:

IVAN KoNIesBURe, C. M. RIEMANN.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

